English plagiarism: 4th quarter

• 1 Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning. • 2. Set the original aside, and write your paraphrase on a note card. • 3. Jot down a few words below your paraphrase to remind you later how you envision Using this material. At the top of the note card, write a key word or phrase to indicate the subject of your paraphrase. • 4. Check your rendition with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form. • 5. Use quotation marks to identify any unique term or phraseology you have borrowed exactly from the source. • 6. Record the source (including the page) on your source sheet so that you can credit it easily if you decide to incorporate the material into your paper.

6 steps to effective paraphrasing:

Copyright

A law protecting the intellectual property of individuals, giving them exclusive rights over the distribution and reproduction of that material.

Bibliography

A list of sources used in preparing a work

intellectual property

A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value.

Paraphrase

A restatement of a text or passage in other words.

Citation

A short, formal indication of the source of information or quoted material. The act of quoting material or the material quoted.

Self plagiarism

Copying material you have previously produced and passing it off as a new production. This can potentially violate copyright protection if the work has been published and is banned by most Academic policies.

Reputable

Having a good reputation

Common knowledge

Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.

Facts

Knowledge or information based on real, observable occurrences Just because something is a ______ does not mean it is not the result of original thought, analysis, or research. _______ can be considered intellectual property as well. If you discover a fact that is not widely known nor readily found in several other places, you should cite the source

Citing sources

Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by...

Original

Not derived from anything else, new and unique. Markedly departing from previous practice. The first preceding all others in time The source from which copies are made

Footnotes

Notes at the bottom of a paper acknowledging sources or providing additional references or information.

Acknowledging; borrowed; to find that source

Simply ___________________________ that certain material has been ____________________ and providing your audience with the information necessary __________________________ is usually enough to prevent plagiarism.

Public Domain

The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone can borrow from it.

Attribution

The acknowledgement that something came from another source. The following sentence properly ____________________ an idea to its original author:

Fair use

The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is Permissible or constitutes a Copyright infringement

Source

The place of origin; where something originates.

plagiarism

The reproduction or appropriation of someone else's work without proper attribution; passing off as one's own the work of someone else.

.org

This domain is intended as the miscellaneous for organizations that didn't fit anywhere else.

.net

This domain is specifically for network sites

.edu

This domain was originally intended for all educational institutions. Many Universities, colleges, schools, educational service organizations, and educational consortia have registered here; overall credible

.gov

This domain was originally intended for any kind of government office or agency; high credibility rating

.com .org .edu .net .gov

Top 5 website domain suffixes:

Quotation

Using words from another source

• turning in someone else's work as your own • copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit • failing to put a quotation in quotation marks • giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation • changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit • copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules)

What are 6 specific actions that are considered plagiarism?

• to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own • to use (another's production) without crediting the source • to commit literary theft • to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source(2)

What does it mean to plagiarize according to MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY?

.com

stands for a United States Commercial Website.

Credible

to be worthy of belief or confidence

Cite

to indicate a source of information or quoted in a short, formal note. to quote to ascribe something to a source.

Domain

used in a website address to identify particular Web pages.

Website domain suffix

what help identify domain names on the Internet.